TOO, BECAUSE IT'S HOT. AND THE SHIRT INSTEAD OF THE TROUSERS, WHAT DO YOU CALL THEM, PANTS? JUST IN THE NICK OF TIME, THEY'LL BE TAKING A WATER TAXI, WEATHER PERMITTING, OF COURSE. IF YOU PLAN TO RIDE THE RIVER TO AND FROM THE STADIUM, WE WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE FOR BOATS THAT MAKE STOPS. ON THE SOUTH BANK, FRIENDSHIP MOUNTAIN AND NEAR THE BUILDING. THE STOPS ARE AT THE LANDING AND METRO PARK. AND JOINING US LIVE FROM ONE OF THE TAXIS ON THE ST. JOHN'S, HAVE YOU TRIED THE TRIP? HEY, I'M ON THE TRIP RIGHT NOW. THIS IS THE MAIDEN VOYAGE. WE DROPPED OFF, I'D SAY ABOUT 15 PEOPLE AT THE STADIUM. THERE ARE A FEW PEOPLE LEFT HERE AND SOME JAGS FANS AND TAMPA FANS. THESE LADIES ARE HERE, AND WHAT IS THE MAIDEN VOYAGE RETURNING TO JACKSONVILLE. WHAT DO YOU THINK? THIS IS AWESOME AND I DON'T KNOW THE FIRST TIME IT'S BEEN OUT RIGHT NOW. BECAUSE I'M ENJOYING IT. WE HAD SOME JAGUARS ON HERE EARLIER AND I'M PRETTY, YOU KNOW-- YOU'RE PUMPED UP ON IT. YEAH. IT'S A GOOD TRIP AND YOU'RE HERE ENJOYING THE WATER AND THAT'S WHAT THEY DID. WE'VE BEEN OUT HERE ENJOYING IT AS WELL. IT TAKES ABOUT, OH, I'D SAY 25 MINUTES, 30 MINUTES TO TAKE THE WHOLE LOOP FROM THE LANDING ALL THE WAY ACROSS, BUT IT'S A TRIP THAT'S WORTH IT. HERE IS WHAT'S GOING ON TODAY. IT'S HECTIC, BUT AT THE SAME TIME IT'S WELL WORTH IT BECAUSE IT'S GLAD TO GET IT MOVING AND WE DON'T WANT TO MISS ANY JAG GAMES AND NOW WE'RE NOT GOING TO. IF YOU PLAN ON CLIMBING ABOARD ONE OF THE WATER TAXIS, THERE ARE DIFFERENT THINGS, DEPENDING WHERE YOU GET ON IT'S NOT A DIRECT ROUTE. AT THE LANDING YOU'LL GO TO FRIENDSHIP FOUNTAIN AND WYNDHAM HOTEL, FOR SPECIAL EVENTS IT'S A ONE-WAY TRIP COSTING $4, $5, FOR KIDS. AND NO ROUND TRIPS ON GAME DAY. WE'VE DONE AWAY WITH THE TRANSFER SYSTEM WHERE YOU HAVE TO GET ON BOARD WITH ONE BOAT AND GET TO ANOTHER BOAT TO GET ON THE STADIUM. ONCE YOU RIDE THAT ALL THE WAY TO THE STADIUM. HERE IS THE TRICKY PART. NOW THAT THE SOUTH BANK RIVER WALK IS BASICALLY GONE, YOU CAN SEE IT'S NOT THERE ANYMORE, HOW DO YOU GET TO THE WATER TAXI STANDS? THIS IS A TEMPORARY STAND RIGHT HERE, THIS IS IN FRONT OF THE WYNDHAM HOTEL AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE PICKING UP PEOPLE RIGHT HERE. NOW GETTING HERE IS TRICKY BECAUSE IF YOU WANT TO PARK, COMING UP TO THE WYNDHAM, THEY'RE GOING TO CHARGE YOU $5 TO PARK HERE. THERE IS A LOT THAT'S OWNED BY THE CITY THAT'S BACK OVER THIS WAY NEXT TO THE SCHOOL BOARD BUILDING, IF YOU GO THERE, WELL, YOU CAN PARK THERE AND WALK OVER TO THIS AREA. AND THE QUESTION IS, WHAT WILL HAPPEN AFTER THE GAME WHEN EVERYONE WANTS TO GET ON BOARD AT THE SAME TIME. WE'RE HOPING THAT THE GAME IS SO GREAT THAT THEY STAY UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE AND THAT'S GOING TO CAUSE THE PROBLEMS WITH THE WATER TAXI, THAT'S OKAY. WE'RE HOPING THAT, THAT THEY COME OUT AND JUST BE PATIENT AND WE'RE GETTING ON AND GETTING ON AND THERE WILL BE A LINE AS TO WHICH STOP THEY'RE GOING TO GO TO. YOU KNOW, I'LL TELL YOU, IT'S BEEN A PRETTY SMOOTH TRIP SO FAR AND WE'VE GOT MORE FANS UP HERE. YOU'VE BEEN ON HERE, WHAT DO YOU THINK SO FAR, ARE YOU HAPPY WITH THIS TRIP? NOT ONLY HAPPY WITH THE TRIP. WE'RE GOING ON THE ROUND TRIP. JUST TO ENJOY THE WATER TAXI? JUST TO ENJOY THE WATER TAXI. THAT'S THE SITUATION AT 6:00. WE'LL SHOW YOU WHAT TO EXPECT AFTER THE GAME.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -

The Jacksonville water taxis are now back in service after more than two months.

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For those planning on taking one for the Jaguars games, there are some changes this year. There are four stops: along the Southbank at Friendship Fountain and the Wyndham hotel by the Duval County School Board building, and on the Northbank at the Jacksonville Landing and Metropolitan Park.

"It's been a little hectic, but at the same time it is well worth it, and we are glad to get it working," said Ron Hilliard, the new operator. "We did not want to miss any Jag games and now we are not going to."

The routes are no longer direct because there are only two water taxis instead of five.

If you get on at the Landing, you will go to Friendship Fountain, the Wyndham and then Metro Park.

For special events, it's a one-way trip, costing $5 for adults and $4 for kids.

"We have done away with the old transfer system where you used to have to get off the boat and get on another boat to get to the stadium," Hilliard said. "Once you get on a boat, you will ride that boat all the way to the stadium."

Because of construction on the Southbank Riverwalk, there is a temporary stand set up in front of the Wyndham, where parking is $5. Parking at the school board building is free.

The question is, what will happen after the game when everyone wants to get on board at the same time?

"Well, we are hoping that the game is so great, that is what's going to cause problems with lines, with people getting on the water taxes," said Capt. Jim Suber of the Jacksonville Waterways Commission. "That is OK. We are just hoping that they will come and be patient getting on and we'll get them on."

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